JP2021086191A - Rental system, rental method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a rental system, a rental method, and a program that can use a battery more effectively.SOLUTION: A rental system according to one aspect includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a deterioration state of a first battery mounted on an electric vehicle; and a determination unit that determines to rent out the electric vehicle with the first battery mounted thereon that satisfies power demand of a specific area to the specific area based on the deterioration state indicated by the information acquired by the acquisition unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to lending systems, lending methods, and programs.

Conventionally, in the secondary use of a battery (storage battery) mounted on a vehicle, a technique is known in which the battery is used as a power supply source for home appliances and the usage fee is adjusted according to the deterioration state of the battery (for example, a patent). (See Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-87228 JP-A-2017-166874

For example, if home appliances and the like become widespread in areas where the power supply infrastructure is not developed, it is expected that there will be a power shortage due to the use of the home appliances and the like. However, in the conventional technology, the secondary use of the battery suitable for the region and the like has not been considered.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a lending system, a lending method, and a program capable of more effectively using the battery.

The lending system, lending method, and program according to the present invention have adopted the following configurations.
(1): The rental system according to one aspect of the present invention has an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a deterioration state of the first battery mounted on the electric vehicle, and a deterioration state indicated by the information acquired by the acquisition unit. Based on the above, the rental system includes a determination unit for deciding to rent an electric vehicle equipped with the first battery that satisfies the power requirement of the specific area to the specific area.

(2): In the embodiment of (1) above, the notification unit for notifying information about the electric vehicle is further provided, the electric vehicle includes a hybrid vehicle, and the acquisition unit is an internal combustion engine mounted on the hybrid vehicle. Information on power generation by the power generation unit that generates power using the power output by the acquisition unit is acquired, and the notification unit uses the remaining amount of fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine included in the information acquired by the acquisition unit as a threshold value. Information on the fuel is notified in the following cases.

(3): In the embodiment of (2) above, the hybrid vehicle further includes a control unit that controls power generation by the power generation unit, and the control unit is in a state where the first battery can be charged and discharged. Even if it is impossible to drive the vehicle, the power generation unit is used to generate power.

(4): In any one of the above (1) to (3), the determination unit determines the target charge amount of the first battery to be rented based on the required power amount in the specific area. It is a thing.

(5): In any one of the above (1) to (4), the electric vehicle is equipped with the first battery and a power generation unit that generates electric power using the electric power output from the internal combustion engine. The determination unit includes a hybrid vehicle and an electric vehicle equipped with a second battery, and the determination unit sets a pair of one or more hybrid vehicles and one or more electric vehicles satisfying the power requirements of the specific area in the specific area. It is for rent.

(6): In the embodiment of (5) above, a control unit for controlling power generation by the power generation unit is further provided, and the control unit has a charge amount of the second battery mounted on the electric vehicle equal to or less than a threshold value. In this case, the second battery is charged with the electric power generated by the power generation unit.

(7): In the aspect of (6) above, when the power generation system exists in the specific area, the control unit uses the electric power supplied from the power generation system to generate the first battery or the second battery. Of these, one or both are charged.

(8): In any one of the above (1) to (7), a management unit for managing the usage fee of the first battery or the electric vehicle is further provided for each specific area.

(9): In the lending method according to one aspect of the present invention, the computer acquires information indicating the deteriorated state of the first battery mounted on the electric vehicle, and based on the deteriorated state indicated by the acquired information. This is a lending method for deciding to rent an electric vehicle equipped with the first battery that satisfies the power requirement of a specific area to the specific area.

(10): The program according to one aspect of the present invention causes a computer to acquire information indicating a deteriorated state of a first battery mounted on an electric vehicle, and is based on the deteriorated state indicated by the acquired information. A program that determines to rent an electric vehicle equipped with the first battery that meets the power requirements of a specific area to the specific area.

According to the above aspects (1) to (10), the battery can be used more effectively.

It is a block diagram of the lending system 1 including the management apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the electric vehicle M which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram of the rental server 100 of an embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the contents of the requirement management DB 162. It is a figure which shows an example of the contents of the battery management DB 164. It is a figure which shows an example of the contents of the lending management DB 166. It is a figure which shows an example of the contents of charge management DB 168. It is a block diagram of the terminal apparatus 200 of an embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the processing executed by the lending system 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the image IM1 which accepts a power request. It is a figure for demonstrating how the electric vehicle M equipped with the battery which satisfies the electric power requirement is rented to a specific area. It is a figure which shows an example of the image IM2 including the lending decision notification information. It is a figure which shows an example of the image IM3 including the vehicle condition notification information. It is a figure which shows an example of the image IM4 including the vehicle condition notification information. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure in the case where the electric vehicle M is a fuel cell vehicle.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the lending system, lending method, and program of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[overall structure]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a lending system 1 including a management device of an embodiment. The lending system 1 includes, for example, one or more electric vehicles M, a lending server 100, and one or more terminal devices 200. One or more electric vehicles M, the rental server 100, and one or more terminal devices 200 can communicate with each other via, for example, a network NW. Network NW includes, for example, cellular network, Wi-Fi network, Bluetooth (registered trademark), Internet, WAN (Wide Area Network), LAN (Local Area Network), public line, provider device, dedicated line, wireless base station, etc. including. When each of the one or more electric vehicles M does not distinguish each of the one or more electric vehicles M, the description will be simply referred to as "electric vehicle M". The same applies to the terminal device 200.

The electric vehicle M is, for example, a vehicle such as a two-wheeled vehicle, a three-wheeled vehicle, or a four-wheeled vehicle. The electric vehicle M is, for example, a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). A hybrid vehicle is, for example, a vehicle that travels by being driven by a combination of a battery (secondary battery) that stores power for traveling and an internal combustion engine such as a diesel engine or a gasoline engine. The battery may be a battery module containing a plurality of battery cells. Further, the electric vehicle M may be an electric vehicle (EV). An electric vehicle is a vehicle that uses electric power supplied from a battery as electric power for traveling. The electric vehicle M transmits, for example, vehicle status, battery charge / discharge control information, and the like to the rental server 100. The vehicle status includes, for example, information on whether or not the electric vehicle M can travel, information on the remaining amount of fuel, and the like.

The rental server 100 receives a power request for a specific area from the user U via the terminal device 200 or the like, and decides to rent the electric vehicle M equipped with a battery capable of supplying power satisfying the received request. A specific area is, for example, a developing area where the power supply infrastructure is not well developed. The specific area may be, for example, an area partitioned by an address or the like, or may be a range within a predetermined distance from a reference point. In addition, the specific area may be an area where a limited-time event or fair is held. The rental server 100 acquires information indicating the deterioration state of the battery, and determines a battery to be rented for secondary use to a specific area based on the deterioration state indicated by the acquired information. Further, the rental server 100 manages the usage status, usage fee, etc. of the rented battery and the electric vehicle M.

The terminal device 200 is used by the user U who uses the lending system 1. The terminal device 200 may be, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or a stationary PC (Personal Computer) or the like. For example, the terminal device 200 transmits the operation content by the user U to the lending server 100 via the network NW, or outputs the information received from the lending server 100 to notify the user U.

Next, each of the electric vehicle M, the rental server 100, and the terminal device 200 will be specifically described.

[Electric vehicle]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the electric vehicle M according to the embodiment. The electric vehicle M having the configuration shown in the figure is a hybrid vehicle capable of switching between a series system and a parallel system. The series method is a method in which the engine and the drive wheels are not mechanically connected, the power of the engine is exclusively used for power generation by the power generation unit, and the generated power is supplied to a traveling motor or the like. The parallel method is a method in which the engine and drive wheels can be mechanically connected (or via a fluid such as a torque converter), and the power of the engine can be transmitted to the drive wheels or used for power generation. is there. The vehicle having the configuration shown in FIG. 2 can switch between the series system and the parallel system by connecting and disconnecting the lockup clutch 14. Not limited to this, the electric vehicle M may be a hybrid vehicle of only the series system or a hybrid vehicle of only the parallel system. Further, the electric vehicle M may be a vehicle capable of plug-in charging the battery.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electric vehicle M includes, for example, an engine 10, a first motor (an example of a power generation unit) 12, a lockup clutch 14, a gearbox 16, and a second motor (an example of an electric unit). ) 18, the brake device 20, the drive wheel 25, the PCU (Power Control Unit) 30, the battery 60, the battery sensor 62, the connection part 64, the communication device 70, the vehicle sensor 80, and the information processing device. 90 and is installed. The electric vehicle M includes at least an engine 10, a second motor 18, and a battery 60 as drive sources.

The engine 10 is an internal combustion engine that outputs power by burning fuel such as gasoline. The engine 10 is, for example, a reciprocating engine including a cylinder and a piston, an intake valve, an exhaust valve, a fuel injection device, a spark plug, a connecting rod, a crankshaft, and the like. Further, the engine 10 may be a rotary engine.

The first motor 12 is, for example, a three-phase alternator. In the first motor 12, a rotor is connected to an output shaft (for example, a crankshaft) of the engine 10, and power is generated by using the power output by the engine 10. The output shaft of the engine 10 and the rotor of the first motor 12 are connected to the drive wheels 25 side via the lockup clutch 14.

The lockup clutch 14 has a state in which the output shaft of the engine 10 and the rotor of the first motor 12 are connected to the drive wheel 25 side (hereinafter, connected state) and the drive wheel 25 side in response to an instruction from the PCU 30. Switches from the separated state (hereinafter referred to as the separated state).

The gearbox 16 is a transmission. The gearbox 16 shifts the power output by the engine 10 and transmits it to the drive wheels 25. The gear ratio of the gearbox 16 is specified by the PCU 30.

The second motor 18 is, for example, a three-phase AC motor. The rotor of the second motor 18 is connected to the drive wheels 25. The second motor 18 outputs power to the drive wheels 25 using the supplied electric power. Further, the second motor 18 generates electricity by using the kinetic energy of the vehicle when the vehicle is decelerated. Hereinafter, the power generation operation by the second motor 18 may be referred to as "regeneration".

The brake device 20 includes, for example, a brake caliper, a cylinder that transmits flood pressure to the brake caliper, and an electric motor that generates flood pressure in the cylinder. The brake device 20 may include a mechanism for transmitting the oil pressure generated by the operation of the brake pedal to the cylinder via the master cylinder as a backup. The brake device 20 is not limited to the configuration described above, and may be an electronically controlled hydraulic brake device that transmits the flood pressure of the master cylinder to the cylinder.

The PCU 30 includes, for example, a first converter 32, a second converter 38, a VCU (Voltage Control Unit) 40, and a control unit 50. It should be noted that the fact that these components are grouped together as the PCU 30 is only an example, and these components may be arranged in a distributed manner.

The first converter 32 and the second converter 38 are, for example, AC-DC converters. The DC side terminals of the first converter 32 and the second converter 38 are connected to the DC link DL. The battery 60 is connected to the DC link DL via the VCU 40. The first converter 32 converts the alternating current generated by the first motor 12 into direct current and outputs it to the direct current link DL, or converts the direct current supplied via the direct current link DL into direct current to convert the first motor 12 into alternating current. To supply to. Similarly, the second converter 38 converts the alternating current generated by the second motor 18 into direct current and outputs it to the direct current link DL, or converts the direct current supplied via the direct current link DL into direct current to make the second converter 38. 2 Supply to the motor 18.

The VCU 40 is, for example, a DC-DC converter. The VCU 40 boosts the power supplied from the battery 60 and outputs it to the DC link DL.

The control unit 50 includes, for example, a motor control unit, a brake control unit, and a battery / VCU control unit. The motor control unit, the brake control unit, and the battery / VCU control unit may be replaced with separate control devices such as a motor ECU, a brake ECU, and a battery ECU. The control unit 50 controls the first motor 12 and the second motor 18 in the motor control unit based on the output of the vehicle sensor 80. For example, the control unit 50 controls the operation mode of the engine 10 when the first motor 12 is operated for the purpose of charging the battery 60. For example, the control unit 50 sets the operation mode of the engine 10 as a steady operation mode in which the engine 10 is continuously operated and an intermittent operation mode in which the engine 10 is repeatedly operated and stopped at a fixed time, and the SOC of the battery 60 to be charged is set. The operation mode is controlled according to the degree of deterioration, the degree of deterioration of the engine 10, and the like. Further, for example, the control unit 50 is operated in the steady operation mode when the SOC is insufficient and sudden charging is required, and when the difference between the SOC and the target SOC (target charging amount) is within the threshold value (sudden charging). When charging is not required), it may be operated in the intermittent operation mode.

Further, the control unit 50 controls the brake device 20 in the brake control unit based on the output of the vehicle sensor 80.

Further, the control unit 50 calculates the SOC (State Of Charge; hereinafter also referred to as “charge amount”) of the battery 60 based on the output of the battery sensor 62 attached to the battery 60 in the battery / VCU control unit. Output to VCU40. Further, the control unit 50 acquires the deteriorated state of the battery 60 in the battery / VCU control unit. The deterioration state includes the degree of deterioration. For example, the control unit calculates the maximum capacity ratio of the current maximum capacity to the initial maximum capacity as the degree of deterioration based on the full charge capacity of the current battery 60 (hereinafter referred to as "current maximum capacity") and the initial maximum capacity. Will be done. The initial maximum capacity is the fully charged capacity of the battery at the time of shipment. Further, the control unit 50 sets, for example, the integrated value (ΔI [Ah]) of the charging current of the battery between the first time point and the second time point after the lapse of a predetermined time different from the first time point. The degree of deterioration may be derived based on the value divided by the difference (ΔSOC [%]) between the 1 charge amount and the second charge amount of the battery. Further, the control unit 50 may derive the degree of deterioration by performing statistical processing such as clustering processing on the results of the full charge capacity, SOC, charge / discharge power, maximum capacity ratio, and the like. Further, the control unit 50 over-discharges the battery 60 obtained from the battery sensor 62 (leaves the battery 60 in a state where the SOC (charge rate) is 0 [%]) or overcharges (the SOC (charge rate) of the battery 60 is 100). The degree of deterioration may be derived according to the frequency and number of times the battery is left in the [%] state (fully charged). The VCU 40 raises the voltage of the DC link DL in response to an instruction from the battery / VCU control. The control unit 50 outputs information such as information obtained from the PCU 30 and the vehicle sensor 80 and control contents (an example of charge / discharge control information) to the information processing device 90.

The battery 60 is a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, for example. The battery 60 stores electric power for traveling of the electric vehicle M or electric power to be supplied to the outside (for example, the power supply device PS or an external device connected via the power supply device PS). For example, the battery 60 stores and charges the electric power supplied from the external charging device CD of the electric vehicle M, or discharges the electric vehicle M for traveling or supplying to the outside. The charging device CD may be, for example, a charging spot for supplying electric power to the battery 60 mounted on the electric vehicle M by using a commercial power source, or may be an external power generation system using solar power, wind power, or the like. Further, the battery 60 may supply electric power to various in-vehicle devices. Various in-vehicle devices include, for example, a communication device 70 and an information processing device 90. Further, various in-vehicle devices may include a navigation device, an audio device, a power window system, a lighting device, a vehicle interior camera, and the like (not shown).

The battery sensor 62 includes, for example, a current sensor, a voltage sensor, and a temperature sensor. The battery sensor 62 detects the current value, the voltage value, and the temperature of the battery 60 by each sensor, for example. Further, the battery sensor 62 detects the amount of energy at the start of charging the battery 60, the time from the start to the end of charging (hereinafter referred to as “charging time”), and the number of times the battery 60 is charged within a predetermined time. May be good. The number of times of charging is, for example, the number of times that the battery 60 is charged by the charging device CD. Further, the number of times of charging may include the number of times the battery 60 is charged by the regenerative current described above. Further, the battery sensor 62 may separately count the number of times of charging by the charging device CD and the number of times of charging by the regenerative current. Further, the battery sensor 62 detects the amount of energy at the start of power supply by the battery 60, the time from the start to the end of power supply (hereinafter referred to as "power supply time"), and the number of times of power supply of the battery 60 within a predetermined time. May be good. The number of times of power supply is, for example, the number of times that power is supplied to the power supply device PS. Further, the battery sensor 62 may detect over-discharge or over-charge.

The battery sensor 62 outputs various detected information (an example of charge / discharge control information) to the control unit 50 or the information processing device 90. The control unit 50 controls the charging / discharging of the battery 60 based on the information acquired from the battery sensor 62. Further, the control unit 50 may control the electric vehicle M or control the charging / discharging of the battery 60 based on the information received by the communication device 70 from the rental server 100 or the like.

The connection unit 64 connects to a device (charging device CD, power feeding device PS) existing outside the vehicle body of the electric vehicle M. The connection unit 64 may be, for example, a charging port connected to the charging device CD via a cable or the like, or may be a power feeding port connected to the power feeding device PS via a cable or the like. The power supply device PS can be connected to the electric device EE, and supplies the power supplied from the battery 60 to the electric device EE. The electric device EE is, for example, a lighting device in a house belonging to a specific area, a rice cooker, a TV, a refrigerator, home appliances such as an air conditioner, an electric vehicle M, a terminal device, and the like. The power supply device PS has, for example, a built-in power converter, converts a current supplied from the battery 60 via the connection unit 64, for example, a direct current, into an alternating current, and supplies power to the electric device EE. Further, the charging device PS may be provided with a DC-DC converter that boosts or lowers the power supplied from the battery 60 according to the electric device EE. The function of the power feeding device PS may be provided in the electric vehicle, for example.

The communication device 70 includes a wireless module for connecting a cellular network or a Wi-Fi network. The communication device 70 transmits information from the control unit 50 and the information processing device 90 to the rental server 100 via the network NW. Further, the communication device 70 receives the information transmitted from the lending server 100 and outputs the received information to the information processing device 90.

The vehicle sensor 80 is various sensors mounted on the electric vehicle M. The vehicle sensor 80 includes, for example, an accelerator opening degree sensor 81, a vehicle speed sensor 82, a brake amount sensor 83, and a fuel sensor 84. The accelerator opening sensor 81 is attached to an accelerator pedal, which is an example of an operator that receives an acceleration instruction from the driver, detects the amount of operation of the accelerator pedal, and outputs the detected amount of operation as the accelerator opening to the control unit 50. .. The vehicle speed sensor 82 includes, for example, a wheel speed sensor attached to each wheel and a speed calculator, integrates the wheel speeds detected by the wheel speed sensors, derives the vehicle speed (vehicle speed), and derives the derived vehicle speed. Output to the control unit 50. The brake step sensor 83 is attached to a brake pedal, which is an example of an operator that receives a deceleration or stop instruction from the driver, detects the operation amount of the brake pedal, and uses the detected operation amount as the brake step amount in the control unit 50. Output. The fuel sensor 84 detects, for example, the remaining amount of fuel (for example, fossil fuel such as gasoline) of the engine 10 and outputs the remaining amount of the detected fuel to the control unit 50.

The information processing device 90 includes, for example, an acquisition unit 91, a display (an example of a display unit) 92, a speaker 93, an output control unit 94, and a storage unit 95. The acquisition unit 91 and the output control unit 94 are realized by, for example, a hardware processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program (software). In addition, some or all of these components are hardware (circuits) such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), etc. It may be realized by the part; including circuitry), or it may be realized by the cooperation of software and hardware. The program may be stored in advance in a storage device (non-transient storage medium) such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or flash memory, or a removable storage medium (non-transient) such as a DVD or CD-ROM. It is stored in a sexual storage medium), and may be installed by attaching the storage medium to a drive device. The display 92 and the speaker 93 are examples of the “output unit”.

The storage unit 95 may be realized by the above-mentioned various storage devices, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like. The storage unit 95 stores, for example, information on the vehicle status (running history, travelability determination result) of the electric vehicle M, the detection result by the vehicle sensor 80, the usage status of the battery 60, a program, and various other information.

The acquisition unit 91 acquires information input from the control unit 50, the battery sensor 62, and the vehicle sensor 80, information received by the communication device 70, and the like.

The display 92 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like. The display 92 is installed, for example, in a meter panel unit provided with instruments such as a vehicle speed meter provided on an instrument panel in front of the driver's seat provided with a steering wheel in the vehicle interior. Further, the display 92 may be installed near the center of the instrument panel in the vehicle interior, for example. Further, the display 92 may be a display unit included in the HMI (Human machine Interface) of another in-vehicle device (for example, a navigation device). The display 92 displays information to be provided to the occupants of the electric vehicle M based on the control of the output control unit 94.

The speaker 93 outputs a predetermined sound based on the control of the output control unit 94, for example. The predetermined voice includes, for example, a voice associated with vehicle information, information on the use of the battery 60, and the like, a warning sound, and the like.

The output control unit 94 controls, for example, the content and display mode of the image to be displayed on the display 92 and the content and output mode of the sound to be output to the speaker 93. For example, the output control unit 94 generates an image based on the information received from the lending server 100 and the information stored in the storage unit 95 and displays it on the display 92, or outputs a predetermined voice corresponding to the image to be displayed to the speaker 93. Output from. Further, the output control unit 94 may transmit the information or the like stored in the storage unit 95 to the lending server 100 at a predetermined timing or a predetermined cycle.

When the electric vehicle M according to the embodiment is an electric vehicle, for example, in the configuration of the hybrid vehicle shown in FIG. 2, the engine 10, the first motor 12, the lockup clutch 14, and the first converter 32 are used. It has a configuration to exclude.

[Lending server]
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the rental server 100 of the embodiment. The rental server 100 includes, for example, a server-side communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, a server-side control unit 140, and a server-side storage unit 160. The rental server 100 may function as, for example, a cloud server that communicates with the electric vehicle M or the terminal device 200 via the network NW and transmits / receives various data.

The server-side communication unit 110 includes a communication interface such as a NIC (Network Interface Card). The server-side communication unit 110 communicates with the terminal device 200, the electric vehicle M, and other external devices via the network NW, for example, by using a cellular network, a Wi-Fi network, Bluetooth, or the like.

The input unit 120 is, for example, a user interface such as a button, a keyboard, or a mouse. The input unit 120 accepts operations by the server administrator and the like. The input unit 120 may be a touch panel configured integrally with the display unit of the output unit 130, or may be a microphone capable of voice input.

The output unit 130 outputs information to the server administrator and the like. The output unit 130 includes, for example, a display unit for displaying an image and an audio output unit for outputting audio. The display unit includes, for example, a display device such as an LCD or an organic EL display. The display unit displays an image of information output by the server-side control unit 140. The audio output unit is, for example, a speaker. The audio output unit outputs, for example, audio of information displayed on the display unit.

The server-side control unit 140 includes, for example, an acquisition unit 142, a determination unit 144, a management unit 146, and a notification unit 148. Each component of the server-side control unit 140 is realized, for example, by a processor such as a CPU executing a program stored in the server-side storage unit 160. Further, a part or all of the components of the server-side control unit 140 may be realized by hardware (circuit unit; circuitry) such as LSI, ASIC, FPGA, or GPU, or the cooperation between software and hardware. May be realized by. The above-mentioned program may be stored in advance in a storage device (a storage device including a non-transient storage medium) such as an HDD or a flash memory of the rental server 100, or a DVD, a CD-ROM, a memory card, or the like. It is stored in a removable storage medium, and may be installed in the storage device of the rental server 100 by mounting the storage medium (non-transient storage medium) in a drive device, a card slot, or the like.

The server-side storage unit 160 may be realized by, for example, the above-mentioned various storage devices, EEPROM, ROM, RAM, or the like. The server-side storage unit 160 stores, for example, a request management DB (Database) 162, a battery management DB 164, a lending management DB 166, a charge management DB 168, a program, and various other information.

The acquisition unit 142 acquires the information transmitted from the electric vehicle M or the terminal device 200 to the rental server 100 via the network NW. For example, the usage history information of the battery 60 including the information indicating the deterioration state of the battery 60 mounted on the electric vehicle M (for example, the degree of deterioration, the current maximum capacity, the SOC, the charge / discharge control information, etc.) is acquired. Further, the acquisition unit 142 acquires information regarding power generation by the power generation unit (for example, the first motor 12) that generates power using the power output by the engine 10 mounted on the electric vehicle M. The information regarding power generation includes, for example, information regarding the remaining amount of fuel supplied to the engine 10.

Further, the acquisition unit 142 receives a power request from, for example, a terminal device 200 or the like. The electric power request includes, for example, information indicating an area requiring electric power (for example, an area ID) and information regarding the amount of electric power required. The acquisition unit 142 stores the information included in the power request from the terminal device 200 in the request management DB 162.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the requirements management DB 162. In the requirement management DB 162, for example, the required electric energy and the power generation system information are associated with the area ID which is the identification information for identifying the usage area (rental destination area). The required electric energy is, for example, the electric energy consumption (total electric energy) for a predetermined period used in a specific area requested by the terminal device 200. The power generation system information includes, for example, information on whether or not an external power generation system (for example, wind power generation, solar power generation, geothermal power generation, biomass power generation) exists in a specific area, and information on the type and scale of the external power generation system. Is included.

The determination unit 144 refers to the battery management DB 162 based on the power request acquired by the acquisition unit 142, and selects at least a battery capable of supplying the requested power from the plurality of managed batteries.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the battery management DB 164. In the battery management DB 164, for example, deterioration information and on-board vehicle information are associated with a battery ID as identification information for identifying a battery managed on the server side. The deterioration information is information indicating a deterioration state acquired from the electric vehicle M. The mounted vehicle information is, for example, information about the electric vehicle M on which the battery 60 associated with the battery ID is mounted. The on-board vehicle information includes, for example, information on the vehicle type (EV, HEV, FCV) and vehicle performance (type and scale of the internal combustion engine, etc.).

The determination unit 144 compares, for example, the required electric energy with the current maximum capacity included in the information indicating the deterioration state, and acquires the battery 60 that satisfies the requirement. For example, the determination unit 144 may acquire batteries whose current maximum capacity is equal to or greater than the required power amount, or may acquire a plurality of batteries whose total value of the current maximum capacity of each battery is equal to or greater than the required power amount. .. The determination unit 144 decides to rent the electric vehicle M equipped with the battery 60 satisfying the request to the specific area of the request destination.

The management unit 146 manages batteries that can be rented to a specific area. For example, the management unit 146 updates the battery management DB 164 by acquiring information on deterioration of the battery that can be rented by the rental server 100 and information on the vehicle type and performance of the electric vehicle equipped with the battery. Further, the management unit 146 deletes the information regarding the rented battery from the battery management DB 164 when the battery registered in the battery management DB 164 is rented, or when the rented battery is returned, the management unit 146 relates to the battery. Information is registered in the battery management DB 164.

In addition, the management unit 146 stores and manages the information on the rented battery in the rent management DB 166 for each specific area. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the loan management DB 166. In the rental management DB 166, for example, the area ID is associated with the battery ID that identifies the battery to be rented, the vehicle information, the target SOC, the rental date, and the return date. The vehicle information includes, for example, the vehicle type and vehicle performance of the electric vehicle M equipped with a battery. The target SOC is the target SOC of the battery 60 that enables the supply of electric power corresponding to the required electric energy amount. The target SOC is derived by the management unit 146 based on the current maximum capacity and the degree of deterioration of the rented battery and the required power amount. The management unit 146 also gives an instruction to charge the electric vehicle at a predetermined timing or at a predetermined cycle so that the SOC of the rented battery is maintained within the predetermined range of the reference. The rental date is, for example, the date or date when the battery 60 or the electric vehicle M equipped with the battery is rented to a specific area. The return date is, for example, the date or date when the rented battery 60 or the electric vehicle M equipped with the battery 60 is returned to the rental server 100.

Further, the management unit 146 starts from a predetermined period (for example, one month, one year, from the rental date) based on the usage history (for example, charge / discharge control information) of the battery 60 and the electric vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit 142. The usage fee is calculated for each specific area at a predetermined timing (for example, the end of the month, the end of the fiscal year, or the timing when the rented battery is returned). For example, the management unit 146 determines the number of times of charging and discharging of the rented battery 60, the amount of charged power, the amount of power supplied to the power supply device PS, the number of times of operation of the engine 10, the number of times of operation, and the like at a predetermined period or timing. Calculate the usage fee based on this. In addition, the management unit 146 may calculate the usage fee based on the number of rented batteries 60 and the vehicle type of the electric vehicle M.

The management unit 146 stores the calculated usage charge information in the charge management DB 168. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the charge management DB 168. In the charge management DB 168, for example, a usage history and a usage charge are associated with an area ID. The usage history includes, for example, charge / discharge control information of the rented battery 60 for each area ID, the vehicle status of the rented electric vehicle M, and the like. The usage fee is the usage fee for each specific area at a predetermined time. The management unit 146 charges the user U for the usage fee at a predetermined timing or at a predetermined cycle. Further, the management unit 146 may calculate and charge the usage fee for each user U or each terminal device 200.

The notification unit 148 notifies the user U of predetermined information via the terminal device 200. For example, the notification unit 148 provides information on the electric vehicle M equipped with the battery 60 decided to be rented by the determination unit 144, information on the rented battery 60 and the electric vehicle M, information on the usage fee, and the like. Send to. Further, the notification unit 148 may notify the electric vehicle M managed by the lending system 1 of information on the lending destination area, information on the target SOC, charging / discharging instruction information, and the like.

[Terminal device]
FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of the terminal device 200 of the embodiment. The terminal device 200 includes, for example, a terminal-side communication unit 210, an input unit 220, a display 230, a speaker 240, an application execution unit 250, an output control unit 260, and a terminal-side storage unit 270. The application execution unit 250 and the output control unit 260 are realized, for example, by a hardware processor such as a CPU executing a program (software). Further, some or all of these components may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, FPGA, GPU (including circuit section; circuitry), or realized by collaboration between software and hardware. May be done. The above-mentioned program may be stored in advance in a storage device (a storage device including a non-transient storage medium) such as an HDD or a flash memory of the terminal device 200, or a DVD, a CD-ROM, a memory card, or the like. It is stored in a detachable storage medium, and may be installed in the storage device of the terminal device 200 by mounting the storage medium (non-transient storage medium) in a drive device, a card slot, or the like.

The terminal-side storage unit 270 may be realized by the above-mentioned various storage devices, EEPROM, ROM, RAM, or the like. For example, the rental application 272, the program, and various other information are stored in the terminal side storage unit 270.

The terminal-side communication unit 210 uses, for example, the network NW to communicate with the electric vehicle M, the rental server 100, and other external devices.

The input unit 220 accepts the input of the user U by operating various keys, buttons, or the like, for example. The display 230 is, for example, an LCD, an organic EL display, or the like. The input unit 220 may be integrally configured with the display 230 as a touch panel. The display 230 displays various information in the information providing process according to the embodiment under the control of the output control unit 260. The speaker 240 outputs a predetermined voice under the control of the output control unit 260, for example.

The application execution unit 250 is realized by executing the rental application 272 stored in the terminal side storage unit 270. For example, the rental application 272 makes a power lending request to the rental server 100, acquires information on the power status and charge billing of the rented electric vehicle M from the rental server 100, and outputs the information through the display 230 and the speaker 240. It is an application program for. Further, the lending application 272 may perform new registration of the user, change processing of the registered contents, and the like on the lending server 100.

The output control unit 260 controls the content and display mode of the image to be displayed on the display 230 and the content and output mode of the sound to be output to the speaker 240 under the control of the application execution unit 250.

[Processing executed in lending system 1]
Next, the processing executed in the lending system 1 of the embodiment will be specifically described. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing executed by the lending system 1. Hereinafter, the processing flow will be described using the terminal device 200, the rental server 100, and the electric vehicle M. When the rental application 272 is activated by the user U, the terminal device 200 displays the power request screen and accepts the power request (step S100). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an image IM1 that accepts a power request. The display mode such as the layout and display contents of the image IM1 is not limited to the following examples. The same shall apply in the following description of the image.

The image IM1 shown in FIG. 10 includes, for example, a required power input area A11 and a switch display area A12. In the required power input area A11, for example, an input area for inputting a target area for requesting power, a required power amount, power generation system information, a scheduled start date of use, a scheduled end date of use, and the like is displayed. Further, the required power input area A11 may be provided with an input area for designating a battery or an electric vehicle, or an input area for inputting a specific place where the electric vehicle is installed.

The switch display area A12 includes, for example, the icon IC 11 and the icon IC 12. The icon IC 11 is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) switch that accepts the transmission of the power request input to the request power input area A11 to the rental server 100. Further, the icon IC 12 is a GUI switch (CANCEL button) that accepts the termination of the display of the image IM1 without transmitting the information input to the required power input area A11 to the rental server 100. In the example of FIG. 10, when the selection of the icon IC 11 is accepted, the rental application 272 transmits the power request input to the request power input area A11 to the rental server 100 (step S102).

When the determination unit 144 of the rental server 100 receives the power request transmitted from the terminal device 200, it refers to the battery management DB 164 or the like and selects a battery that satisfies the request from the rentable batteries (step S104). , Determines to rent an electric vehicle equipped with a battery (step S106).

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining how an electric vehicle M equipped with a battery satisfying an electric power requirement is rented to a specific area. In the example of FIG. 11, it is assumed that the rental server 100 receives a power request from the two specific areas A001 and A002. In the rental server 100, information on the electric vehicles MA1, MA2, MB1 and MB2 equipped with the rentable battery is managed by the battery management DB 164. Here, the electric vehicles MA1 and MA2 are hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), and the electric vehicles MB1 and MB2 are electric vehicles (EV). Hereinafter, the hybrid vehicles MA and MB2, and the electric vehicles MB1 and MB2 will be referred to as necessary.

For example, the electric vehicle M rented to a specific area will be resident in the specific area as a power supply source during the rent. Therefore, it may not be possible to charge the electric vehicle M by running or the like (for example, charging by regeneration or the like). Therefore, the determination unit 144 determines as an electric vehicle for renting a hybrid vehicle having a maximum capacity of a battery having a required electric energy or more and capable of generating electric power to a specific area. Since the hybrid vehicle can charge the battery 60 with the electric power generated by using the power of the engine 10, the battery 60 is resident in a specific area (does not run) or cannot be charged from the charging device CD. Can also charge the battery 60. In the example of FIG. 11, the hybrid vehicle MA1 is rented out to the specific area A001 by the determination unit 144.

Further, the determination unit 144 may determine an electric vehicle equipped with a battery that supplies electric power according to the presence / absence of the external power generation system PGS and the contents of the equipment for each specific area. For example, the determination unit 144 predicts the available electric energy based on the equipment contents and contract conditions of the external power generation system PGS existing in a specific area, and calculates the electric energy obtained by subtracting the predicted electric energy from the required electric energy. To do. Then, the determination unit 144 decides to rent an electric vehicle equipped with a battery whose maximum capacity is equal to or more than the calculated electric energy to a specific area. When the power generation system PGS exists in a specific area, the control unit 50 controls the battery 60 so as to temporarily store the power from the external power generation system PGS in the battery 60, thereby storing the battery 60 in the power buffer of the external power generation system PGS. It can be used as a function.

Further, when the determination unit 144 rents out a plurality of batteries so that the total value of the current maximum capacities of the batteries exceeds the required electric energy, at least one of the plurality of electric vehicles equipped with the batteries is used. The electric vehicle to be rented may be decided so as to be a hybrid vehicle. In this case, the determination unit 144 decides, for example, to rent a pair of one or more hybrid vehicles and one or more electric vehicles to a specific area. In the example of FIG. 11, the hybrid vehicle MA2 and the electric vehicle MB2 are rented out to the specific area A002 by the determination unit 144. By renting out a hybrid vehicle and an electric vehicle as a set, the battery mounted on the electric vehicle MB2 can be more effectively used secondarily even in a vehicle situation where the electric vehicle cannot be charged by running.

Next, the lending server 100 transmits information (lending decision notification information) regarding the battery decided to be rented to the terminal device 200 (step S108). The terminal device 200 receives the lending decision notification information from the lending server 100, and displays an image including the received lending decision notification information on the display 230 (step S110).

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the image IM2 including the lending decision notification information. The image IM2 shown in FIG. 12 includes, for example, a loan decision notification information display area A21 and a switch display area A22. In the lending decision notification information display area A21, for example, information about the battery decided to be rented by the decision unit 144 is displayed. In FIG. 12, in the rental decision notification information display area A21, information regarding the battery to be rented (battery ID), vehicle type information of the electric vehicle equipped with the battery, and information regarding the rental date are displayed as the rental decision notification information. Has been done.

The switch display area A22 includes, for example, the icon IC21. The icon IC 21 is a GUI switch that accepts the termination of the display of the image IM2. In the example of FIG. 12, when the selection of the icon IC 21 is accepted, the lending application 272 ends the display of the image IM2. By notifying the user U of the information regarding the lending decision by the image IM2, it is possible to make it easy for the user U to understand what kind of battery or electric vehicle is rented.

Next, the lending server 100 transmits information on the lending destination area to the electric vehicle M (step S112). The electric vehicle M receives information on the lending destination area from the lending server 100, moves to the received lending destination area (step S114), and while performing charge / discharge control, an external device in the specific area via the power supply device PS. And the like to supply the power of the battery 60 (step S116). In the process of step S114, when the electric vehicle M is an automatically driving vehicle, the electric vehicle M moves to the lending destination area by automatic driving based on the received information of the lending destination area. The automatic driving is, for example, to execute driving control by controlling one or both of steering and acceleration / deceleration of the vehicle without depending on the operation of the occupant. Further, even when the electric vehicle M is not an autonomous driving vehicle, by transmitting the information on the lending destination area to the electric vehicle M, the occupant can grasp the information on the lending destination area and move it by manual driving. ..

Here, when renting a pair of a hybrid vehicle and an electric vehicle to a specific area, as shown in FIG. 11, the power generated by the hybrid vehicle MA2 is the battery of the hybrid vehicle MA2 (hereinafter, referred to as "first battery"). The hybrid vehicle MA2 and the electric vehicle MB2 may be connected by a connector CN or the like so as to be supplied not only to the battery of the electric vehicle MB2 (hereinafter referred to as “second battery”) but also to the battery of the electric vehicle MB2 (hereinafter referred to as “second battery”). .. In this case, the control unit 50 of the hybrid vehicle MA2 monitors the SOC (charge amount) of each of the first battery and the second battery, and keeps the SOC within a predetermined range from the target SOC of each battery. Charge / discharge control is performed. For example, when the SOC of the first battery becomes equal to or lower than the threshold value, the control unit 50 of the hybrid vehicle MA2 charges the first battery with the electric power generated by using the power of the engine 10 of the hybrid vehicle MA2. Further, when the SOC of the second battery becomes equal to or lower than the threshold value, the control unit 50 of the hybrid vehicle MA2 charges the second battery with the electric power generated by using the power of the engine 10 of the hybrid vehicle MA2.

The function of the control unit 50 of the hybrid vehicle MA2 (function as a host controller) described above may be performed by the control unit 50 of the electric vehicle MB2. In this case, the control unit 50 of the electric vehicle MB2 generates electric power generated by the control unit 50 of the hybrid vehicle MA2 using the power of the engine 10 of the hybrid vehicle MA2 when the SOC of the second battery becomes equal to or less than the threshold value. The second battery is charged by the electric power generated by using the power of the engine 10. By performing the charge / discharge control as described above, the battery mounted on the electric vehicle can be used more effectively.

Further, when the external power generation system PGS exists in a specific area, the control unit 50 may charge one or both of the first battery and the second battery using the electric power supplied from the external power generation system PGS. ..

The electric vehicle M transmits the charge / discharge control information of the battery 60 to the rental server 100 at a predetermined timing or at a predetermined cycle (step S118).

The management unit 146 of the rental server 100 receives the charge / discharge control information transmitted by the electric vehicle M, and manages the usage history of the battery 60 or the electric vehicle M in the rental destination area based on the received control information ( Step S120). Further, when the fuel for charging the battery 60 by using the internal combustion engine or the like is insufficient (for example, when the fuel sensor 84 determines that the remaining fuel amount is equal to or less than the threshold value), the management unit 146 is a terminal. Information for prompting the device 200 to refuel the electric vehicle M (an example of vehicle status notification information) is generated, and the generated information is transmitted to the terminal device 200 (step S122).

The terminal device 200 receives the information transmitted from the rental server 100, generates an image including the received information, and notifies the user U of the vehicle status (step S124). FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the image IM3 including the vehicle status notification information. The image IM3 shown in FIG. 13 includes a vehicle status information display area A31 and a switch display area A32. In the vehicle status display area A31, for example, information on the vehicle status of the rented electric vehicle M is displayed. In the example of FIG. 13, as an example of the information regarding the vehicle condition, the information regarding the remaining amount of fuel of the rented electric vehicle and the information for prompting the user U to replenish the fuel are displayed. The information regarding the vehicle status may be, for example, information such as charge / discharge control information of the electric vehicle.

The switch display area A32 includes, for example, the icon IC31. The icon IC 31 is a GUI switch that accepts the termination of the display of the image IM3. In the example of FIG. 13, when the selection of the icon IC 31 is accepted, the lending application 272 ends the display of the image IM3. By notifying the user U of the vehicle status of the rented electric vehicle by the image IM3, it is possible to make it easier for the user U to understand the vehicle status and the need for refueling.

Next, the lending server 100 generates a usage fee for each lending destination area (step S126). The usage fee may be a usage fee for each predetermined period or a usage fee at the end of lending. Further, the rental server 100 transmits the generated usage fee information to the terminal device 200 (step S128).

The terminal device 200 notifies the user U of the information regarding the usage fee transmitted from the rental server 100 (step S130). FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the image IM4 including the vehicle status notification information. The image IM4 shown in FIG. 14 includes a usage fee display area A41 and a switch display area A42. In the usage fee display area A41, for example, information on the usage fee in the lending destination area is displayed. In the example of FIG. 14, the usage fee for this month in a specific area (for example, area "A001") is displayed.

The switch display area A42 includes, for example, the icon IC41. The icon IC 41 is a GUI switch that accepts the termination of the display of the image IM 44. In the example of FIG. 14, when the selection of the icon I431 is accepted, the lending application 272 ends the display of the image IM4.

[Modification example]
In the rental system 1 of the embodiment, a fuel cell vehicle (FCV) may be used instead of (or in addition to) the hybrid vehicle described above. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration when the electric vehicle M is a fuel cell vehicle. A fuel cell vehicle is a vehicle that uses the electric power generated by the power generation unit as electric power for traveling. In the example of FIG. 15, the fuel cell vehicle M # is FC on the PCU30 instead of the engine 10, the first motor 12, the lockup clutch 14 and the first converter 32, as compared to the configuration of the hybrid vehicle shown in FIG. It differs in that it includes a system 42. The FC system 42 is an example of a “power generation unit”. Hereinafter, the differences will be mainly described.

The FC system 42 is, for example, a fuel cell that generates electricity by reacting hydrogen contained in a fuel gas as a fuel with oxygen in the air as an oxidant. The FC system 42 outputs the generated power to, for example, a DC link between the second converter 38 and the VCU 40. As a result, the electric power supplied by the FC system 42 is supplied to the second motor 18 via the second converter 38, or stored in the battery 60 via the VCU 40. The FC system 42 generates electricity under the control of the control unit 50. The control unit 50 shown in FIG. 15 controls the VCU 40, the second converter 38, and the FC system 42. By using the fuel cell vehicle, for example, it is possible to selectively determine the vehicle to be rented from the hybrid vehicle and the fuel cell vehicle according to the price of fuel gas and gasoline in a specific area. That is, the fuel cost of the user U can be reduced by selecting a vehicle having a low fuel price.

Further, the electric vehicle M in the above-described embodiment is not only resident in a specific area when it is in a state where it can travel (when there is no abnormality in the traveling function), but also as a vehicle for moving the user U or the like. It may be used. As a result, the electric vehicle M can be effectively used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, some in-vehicle devices that charge / discharge the battery and the battery instead of (or in addition to) renting the battery rented to a specific area together with the electric vehicle M equipped with the battery. You may rent it in combination with. In this case, the rental system 1 rents out as a customized power generation unit using a battery and some in-vehicle devices that charge and discharge. When the control unit 50 of the hybrid vehicle or the fuel cell vehicle is in a state where the battery can be charged and discharged, the control unit 50 causes the power generation unit to generate power to charge the battery even when the vehicle cannot travel. As a result, for example, even in an electric vehicle that cannot run due to deterioration or the like, the battery and some in-vehicle devices can be effectively used secondarily.

Further, a part of the components of the electric vehicle M in the above-described embodiment may be provided in the rental server 100, or a part of the components of the rental server 100 may be provided in the electric vehicle M. Good. For example, the control unit 50 controls the control (control as a host controller) of each battery (first battery, second battery) when a pair of one or more hybrid vehicles and one or more electric vehicles is rented to a specific area. Alternatively, the server-side control unit 140 of the lending server 100 may perform the operation. Further, the server-side control unit 140 may perform the derivation of the deteriorated state of the battery 60 instead of the control unit 50. Further, the control unit 50 or the information processing device 90 may perform control regarding notification of the vehicle status (for example, fuel shortage) of the electric vehicle instead of the rental server 100.

According to the rental system 1 of the above-described embodiment, the acquisition unit 142 that acquires the information indicating the deterioration state of the battery mounted on the electric vehicle M and the deterioration state indicated by the information acquired by the acquisition unit 142 are used. The battery can be used more effectively by providing the decision unit 144 that determines to rent the electric vehicle equipped with the battery that satisfies the power requirement of the specific area to the specific area. Specifically, according to the lending system 1 of the embodiment, for example, a specific area temporarily requires a large amount of power due to a developing area where the power supply infrastructure is not developed or an event such as an event. Even in an area, by renting a battery that supplies electric power and an electric vehicle capable of charging and discharging the battery to a specific area, it is possible to easily secure the necessary electric power in the specific area. In addition, since the rented electric vehicle will be resident in a specific area during the rent, it is possible to effectively use the battery and some in-vehicle devices for secondary use even if the vehicle cannot run. it can.

The embodiment described above can be expressed as follows.
A storage device that stores programs and
With a hardware processor,
When the hardware processor executes a program stored in the storage device,
Obtain information indicating the deterioration status of the first battery mounted on the electric vehicle,
Based on the deterioration state indicated by the acquired information, it is decided to rent an electric vehicle equipped with the first battery that satisfies the power requirement of the specific area to the specific area.
A lending system that is configured to.

Although the embodiments for carrying out the present invention have been described above using the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and substitutions are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Can be added.

1 ... Rental system, 10 ... Engine, 12 ... 1st motor, 14 ... Lockup clutch, 16 ... Gearbox, 18 ... 2nd motor, 20 ... Brake device, 25 ... Drive wheels, 30 ... PCU, 60 ... Battery, 62 ... Battery sensor, 64 ... Connection unit, 70 ... Communication device, 80 ... Vehicle sensor, 90 ... Information processing device, 100 ... Rental server, 110 ... Server side communication unit, 120, 220 ... Input unit, 130 ... Output unit, 140 ... server side control unit, 142 ... acquisition unit, 144 ... determination unit, 146 ... management unit, 148 ... notification unit, 160 ... server side storage unit, 200 ... terminal device, 210 ... terminal side communication unit, 230 ... display, 240 ... Speaker, 250 ... App execution unit, 260 ... Output control unit, 270 ... Terminal side storage unit

Claims (10)

An acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the deterioration state of the first battery mounted on the electric vehicle, and
Based on the deterioration state indicated by the information acquired by the acquisition unit, the determination unit that decides to rent the electric vehicle equipped with the first battery that satisfies the power requirement of the specific area to the specific area, and
Lending system with. A notification unit for notifying information about the electric vehicle is further provided.
The electric vehicle includes a hybrid vehicle.
The acquisition unit acquires information on power generation by the power generation unit that generates power using the power output by the internal combustion engine mounted on the hybrid vehicle.
The notification unit notifies information about the fuel when the remaining amount of fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine included in the information acquired by the acquisition unit is equal to or less than a threshold value.
The lending system according to claim 1. A control unit that controls power generation by the power generation unit is further provided.
When the first battery can be charged and discharged, the control unit causes the power generation unit to generate power even when the hybrid vehicle cannot travel.
The lending system according to claim 2. The determination unit determines the target charge amount of the first battery to be rented based on the required power amount in the specific area.
The lending system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The electric vehicle includes a hybrid vehicle equipped with the first battery and a power generation unit that generates power using power output from an internal combustion engine, and an electric vehicle equipped with a second battery.
The determination unit rents out a pair of one or more hybrid vehicles and one or more electric vehicles that satisfy the power requirements of the specific area to the specific area.
The lending system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A control unit that controls power generation by the power generation unit is further provided.
The control unit charges the second battery with the electric power generated by the power generation unit when the charge amount of the second battery mounted on the electric vehicle becomes equal to or less than the threshold value.
The lending system according to claim 5. When the power generation system exists in the specific area, the control unit charges one or both of the first battery and the second battery using the electric power supplied from the power generation system.
The lending system according to claim 6. A management unit that manages the usage fee of the first battery or the electric vehicle is further provided for each specific area.
The lending system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The computer
Obtain information indicating the deterioration status of the first battery mounted on the electric vehicle,
Based on the deterioration state indicated by the acquired information, it is decided to rent an electric vehicle equipped with the first battery that satisfies the power requirement of the specific area to the specific area.
Lending method. On the computer
Obtain information indicating the deterioration status of the first battery mounted on the electric vehicle,
Based on the deteriorated state indicated by the acquired information, it is decided to rent an electric vehicle equipped with the first battery that meets the power requirement of the specific area to the specific area.
program.

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